Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-21
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and the entire State was represented. A
synopsis of few of he addresses are given
below
THE s)ARD OF TRADE
Joseph Stefiei.s. the President of the Sac
ramento Board OF Trade, one of the most
active workers we have in this section, who
is untiring in lis efforts to build up North
ern and Central California, spoke as follows
in response to the toast, The Board of
Trade :"
Ladies and Gentlemen THE Board of
Trade Verify stereotyped subject-an
old toast warmed over. Without history
or detail, let me say that this exposition
building is monument of just one of the
efforts of the Sacramento Board of Trade,
and the good feeling and harmonizing
effect of its daily interchange is alone suf-
ficient cause to make it live and work ever.
Bear in mind that this is Sacramento ten
dered banquet, and not State Agricultural
Society's proffer of hospitality. While
good sense dictates to me that at this ban
quet rendered to our friends speech-making
should be avoided on my part, yet it would
be Sinking manifest duty not to express
a thought or two which this occasion sug-
gests. 1t is no use to disguise the fact that
this token of appreciation for the efforts of
our neighboring counties largely springs
from the memory of the antagonism (if you
so please to call it) that has been shown
the State Agricultural Society by the Me-
chanics' Institute of San Francisco.
A few years ago the State said through
its Legislature Yes you require and shall
have a permanent annual exposition. We
will locate it at the Capital and railroad
center of the State. In order that all indus.
tries and all interests may be the better
conserved, you must not hold any District
Fair during the time of the State EXPOSE
ton. If you do, you need not ask for any
aid from US.
This one loop-hole has apparently sug-
gested to the managers of the Mechanics
Institute that they would set aside the Act
OF the Legislature. that they would defy
the common law of the State and hold their
exhibit at the same seasonable time re-
quired for the State Fair That private
institution, born and nursed in the fog,
cannot see that it is clear proposition, that
it is their duty to the interior, from which
comes all their life and strength, to provide
that every man in the State or its cities
should have all the encouragement posi-
BILE to show the results of his toll at the
annual exposition of his State. We call on
the press of this city, San Francisco and
the State, and of every fair-minded man, TO
continue the discussion of this matter until
the Mechanics Institute will honor the
arrangements of their committees of confer
ence instead of pigeon-holing them and
get out of the fog of personal aggrandze-
ments into hesunlight of charity for others
and gratitude to the interior, the very
source of their all
To the managers of the State Agricut-
ural Society let me say: In addition to
giving much OF your valuable time, no
small amount of your private funds, and
even your personal responsibility to sus-
tain the State Fair. yet we ask you to con-
tinue to negotiate for proper adjustment
of the present differences of the two asso-
ciations caring well for the wants and
rights of the State and its people. There
are some things, too, you must always do
cheerfully. Give all men of influence a
complimentary ticket, for the universe
moves by influence. Give men of means
also free annual pass; for, as the State
Agricultural Society has no money and is
in debt, by so doing. you make good that
which is written ITO him which hath
more shall be given, and to him which hath
not shall be taken away even that which
he hath"
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY.
In response to the toast San JOAQUIN
County-her agriculture, horticulture and
established manufactures are the bow of
promise for her brilliant future J. D.
Hoffman, of Stockton, spoke as follows:
Mr. President Ladies and Gentlemen On
behalf of the rest of the committee l take
great pleasure in acknowledging the gener-
GUS reception which you have so kindly ex-
tended to us at this time. The subject 10
which l have been called upon to respond
Is one that requires deep thinker and
good talker, neither of which am | pos
sessed, but | presume will have to say
something in behelf of my county, and to
attempt to delineate to you all the subjects
imbued in agriculture, horticulture and es-
tabllshed manufactures is too great for
respondent of my experience in public
speaking.
l have noted few items that would
come within the purview of my subject
FIRST, agriculture. The agricultural produc-
tons of my county are somewhat varied
being wheat, barley, rye, corn, potatoes,
water-melons, castor beans and chickory
The area sown to wheat the last year was
about $50 900 acres
A part of that acreage the last year was
an entire failure, and yet the yield this year
was about 5000 tons. making an average
OF about eighteen bushels per acre. Some
of the wheat was damaged by the hot winds
in June in some localities, and in other
localities the grain was No. / and cannot
be beat, as l can show you by making q
visit to our exhibit from this county.
San Joaquin is a wheat county; in fact
it is our principal production. Barley does
well III some localities some parts of the
county is adapted to its production, and
other portions of it all goes to straw, con-
sequently nooyield of grain. Rye, the same
as barley. Corn, the same. Potatoes on
the upland do fair for early planting but
for late planting for winter potatoes they
are planted along the streams and on the
islands. where they produce abundaItly,
from $50 to 800 sacks per acre. One man
IN our county has in 800 acres this year,
but they are not ripe yet.
Lodi, the town where reside, is the chief
for watermelons on this coast. We pro-
duce annually from 300 to $50 carloads, of
10 tons each, or 5000 to $500 tons, annu-
ally on from 1000 to 1,5O0 acres; but the
railroad gets the profits.
Castor beans is an industry which is yet
in its infancy in our county. This is the
second year of its culture in the vicinity of
Lodi, and in that short space of time. the
first year, or last year, the yield was over
ton to the acre, and this year about a ton.
This year we have near 200 acres in cultiva-
ton. This industry in few years. in my
opinion, will take the place of watermelons,
and be one of the leading industries in our
county.
Chicory is an industry that is yet in its
infancy. Mr.. Bachman as yet is the only
grower. This year his yield will only be
about 5000 pounds; last year it was $50 900
pounds.
Under the head of horticulture l am pre-
pared to say but little, as our county does
not boast of fruit, although in some locali-
ties certain kinds OF fruit do well. We
raise in our county apples, peaches, pears,
plums, apricots, neetarines, prunes, persim-
mons, figs. and grapes of all kinds, and
oranges. AS an evidence of which you can
visit the San Joaquin county exhibit, and
see for yourselves.
Stockton is the principal city in our
county. By the Government expanding
small sum of money, say about 81 200, 600,